Shingle-package.



. PATENTED APR so, 1907. J. 0. ALEXANDER. SHINGLE PAGKAGE. APPLICATIONFILED MAR. 29, 1906.

JAMES (J. ALEXANDER, oi iiEEEDEEN, mismNcroNl SHlNGLE-PACKAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filed March 29,1906. Serial No. 308,766.

To ctZZ whom it party concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. ALEXANDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Aberdeen, in the county of ()hehalis and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShingle- Packages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an im roved method of packing shingles in bundes and has for its object the provision of improved means for spacingthe shingles apart, whereby when the bundles of shingles are placed in akiln to be dried, the heat may act upon both sides of the shingles toeffect a more rapid and thorough drying thereof, than is the case wherethe shingles are bound together in solid bundles and in relativelycontacting relation.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for spacingthe shingles apart when it is desired to impregnate them with creosoteor other preservative or to coat them with paint.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improvedparting strip for spacing the shingles a art. This parting strip isconstructed in sue a mannerthat it presents the least possible area ofcontact to the adj a cent shingles between which it is dis osed.

In connection with my improve parting strip, novel means are providedfor withdrawing a plurality of them simultaneously from the bundles.

The detail construction will appear in the course of the followingdescription, in which reference is had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification, like numerals designating likeparts throughout the several views, wherein,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bundle of shingles, the shinglescomprising said bundle being Iszpaced apart by my improved partingstrip, ig. 2 is an end elevation of the bundle illustrated in Fig. 1,and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a corrugated metallic partingstrip.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates a bundle of shinglescomposed of a plurality of shingles 6. These shingles are spaced apartby the corrugated metallic parting strips 7 having openings 8 formed intheir ends. The bundle formed by the assemblage, in the manner shown inFig. 1 of the shingles and parting strips, is bound together by anydesired form of clamp 9, a

conventional embodiment of which is shown, com rising upper and lowerbinding strips of woor 10 and metallic tie rods 11 secured at theirends, as at 12, to the strips 10 and uniting the same on each side ofthe bundle.

The corrugated parting stri )s 7 are disposed transversely ol the bundleand their ends project on each side beyond the side of the shingles, andin this arrangement the openings 8 are in vertical alinement throughoutthe entire series 01 parting strips, for the reception of a rod 13, bywhich any number of parting strips desired, or the entire series ifnecessary, may be removed.

In the practical use of my invention, shingles are assembled as shown inF ig. 1, being arranged in pairs having their enlarged ends projecting.These pairs are spaced away from one another by the corrugated metallicparting strips 7 which are disposed transversely therebetween, and havecontact with the shingles only at the apices of their corrugations. Theouter ends of the several shingles which are to be coated or impregnatedare thus arranged in spaced relation throughout the entire series. W'henthe bundle has been bound together by the clamp 9 the rods 13 areinserted through the ends of the parting strips and the bundles are thenplaced in the kiln and thoroughly dried.

Upon the completion of the drying operation, the bundles of shinglingsare removed from the kiln. Prior to packing for ship ment, the bundlesmay be given a bath in the paint or preserving fluid with which they areto be impregnated, hen it is desired to pack the bundles for shipment,the entire series oi parting strips can be withdrawn from either side ofthe bundle by using one of the rods 13 as a handle. l Vhen the partingstrips have thus been withdrawn from the.

bundles the shingles are placed in a packing frame and are repressed andretied with the clamp 9 at which time they are ready for shipment.

It has been found that owing to the more perfect circulation of heat,only a small portion of the time required for drying shingles when theshingles are packed closely to gether is required when the shingles arespaced apart. The degree to which the shingles are dried is equalthroughout the bundle when the art is practiced. in accordance with thepresent invention, since it is not necessary to apply as much heat tothe shingles, when the heat can act on both sides thereof as is the casewhen the heat must passages between said pairs throughout the penetratefrom the outside of a bunch of area of the shingles, each of saidparting closely packed shingles. This is a marked strips comprising amember formed in its diadvantage over the art as heretofore pracrectionof greatest length With comparaticed for excessive heating injures theshin tively deep corrugations having comparagles and reduces their valuecommercially. tively sharp apices.

Having fully described my invention, I In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature claim: in presence of two Witnesses.

A shingle package comprising a plurality JAMES C. ALEXANDER.

of shingles arranged in spaced superposed l/Vitnesses: pairs and partingstrips inserted between the EMIL PFUND, ad acent palrs and affordinguninterrupted E. F. JONES.

